Gamers have tested the impact of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2's 1.1 patch on FPS

On December 20th, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl received a major patch incorporating over 1800 fixes. PC gamers have already begun testing the impact on frame rates.

A video from YouTuber S2Games Bench, testing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 versions 1.0, 1.0.3, and 1.1 on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, revealed no FPS increase following the most recent patch.

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Another YouTuber, 54 FPS, compared versions 1.0 and 1.1 using an ASUS TUF Gaming Radeon RX 7800 XT White OC Edition (16GB). This test also showed no appreciable difference in frame rates.

A third video, from the YouTube channel gruuli, compared versions 1.0.3 and 1.1 on an XFX Qick 319 Radeon RX 6700 XT, likewise revealing no FPS improvement.

It's worth noting that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is nominated for Game of the Year at the 2024 Steam Awards.